Next game- BU at Indiana State Tues. 2/16, 6 pm

[houstontxbrave]

Dodie is not "a likely starter" . he's a 6th man, still a nice piece we're missing but no where close to missing valley scoring leader Marshall or even Lathan for that matter. Let's compare apples to apples. All 5 of our staters have gone 13-12 to this point. a team missing 3 starters for many games is just a game behind us. McKenna gets the nod for keeping this together and if they don't play in, may get coach of the year and deservedly so.

I agree but his minutes would have been significant or likely equal to a starters minutes. His injury hurt this team in the short term bigtime but also in regards to depth... I think.

I say that because if he does not get hurt does DSE play as much as he has? I seriously think DSE would have played much less essentially absorbing Eastmans minutes. I think we would have still been a very thin depth team off the bench.

Hated DD getting hurt but his injury has allowed DSE to flurrish and grow as a player. I guess he is exhibt A that giving a guy minutes and letting him go often can only be positive.

[Da Coach]

He started the first game at BYU.
I think he would have been a regular starter, and CR would have been 6th man .

[LittleBrave]

If EM regains his confidence, he will be an added spark like DSE. They have both shown to be tough kids on the court, with defensive presence and ways to get to the hoop.

[Garland 22]

Depends on how hard you look to call a discussion about a player's injury an excuse...sure we talked about the losses when our guys were injured, but I don't call that an excuse just because we discuss it...
Last season, Bradley lost two starters including their best player for essentially the FULL YEAR last year - and only a few times did anyone use it as an "excuse", and we still went on to win 20 games.

So far this year - Kelly has missed 14 games, Lathan 10, and Marshall 4..
so the entire total of their games missed thus far this season, still doesn't equal the number missed last year by JUST Andrew Warren and not counting Will Egolf...
Yet - like I say, BU still finished 4th, won over 20 games and presently Indiana State is 15-11, 7-8.....
so....if you say Indiana State "and their coach deserves a lot of credit for keeping his ship upright", then are you willing to also give Bradley and their coach "a lot of credit" for last year??

Strangely without the injuries we are worse than we were last year.

[tornado]

I think before you open your mouth about me not willing to give credit to JL for what he has done...

drat, apparently misquoted again...will it never end...

here was my exact statement...

... are you willing to also give Bradley and their coach "a lot of credit" for last year??

just a simple question I asked...that's all...
nothing saying you were unwilling to do anything....

If someone asks you "are you having a good day?" do you respond with
"before you open your mouth about me having a bad day..."?

[BradleyJD]

[QUOTE=Out of Balance;166274]

Bradley's next game is Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6:05 pm at Indiana State.

Note that Jake Kelly, Dwayne Lathan, and Harry Marshall will all miss this game because they are out with injury.

If any team wanted to yell/use the injury excuse, ISU would be the one But they sure have not and their coach deserves a lot of credit for keeping his ship upright

As I read that article in today's PJStar, I was stunned at their injuries. To have three of your four highest scorers out for "probably" the year and have a 15-11 record is very very good.

[bradleybasketball]

Bradley definitely needs to be perimeter oriented defense tonight. They need to push Indiana State's offense way out. If Bradley keeps them under 10 3s for the night you can count on Bradley going to 9-7 in conference and 14-12 overall.

[shaunguth]

Dodie is not "a likely starter" . he's a 6th man, still a nice piece we're missing but no where close to missing valley scoring leader Marshall or even Lathan for that matter.

That "6th man" was our best 3-point shooter and our 3rd-leading scorer last season.

[tornado]

To have three of your four highest scorers out for "probably" the year and have a 15-11 record is very very good.

They are doing better than many expected, but the losses have hurt them significantly...
Actually, they did accumulate most of their wins before they lost even one of their players...

they were 8-4 when their first player, Kelly (their 4th leading scorer) got injured (so they have gone 7-7 without Kelly)

then they were 10-4 when they lost Lathan late in the game when they came here and played Bradley.
They then went 1-5 in their NEXT six games (counting the Bradley game when Lathan left early) without Lathan.
They then tried to bring Lathan back against SIU - and he helped them get a victory, but he wasn't fully ready and reinjured himself in the ISU game and is now done for the season.
So they are really just 3-7 in the games played without Lathan since his injury in the Bradley game.

[SaintLouBrave22]

They are doing better than many expected, but the losses have hurt them significantly...
Actually, they did accumulate most of their wins before they lost even one of their players...

they were 8-4 when their first player, Kelly (their 4th leading scorer) got injured (so they have gone 7-7 without Kelly)

then they were 10-4 when they lost Lathan late in the game when they came here and played Bradley.
They then went 1-5 in their NEXT six games (counting the Bradley game when Lathan left early) without Lathan.
They then tried to bring Lathan back against SIU - and he helped them get a victory, but he wasn't fully ready and reinjured himself in the ISU game and is now done for the season.
So they are really just 3-7 in the games played without Lathan since his injury in the Bradley game.

they also I have noticed have had a lot of games for the taking that they ultimately fell short on, simply like us, because of their lack of depth and being unable to close teams out or finish comebacks.

[jasonpeoria911]

Bump.....

Our last 2 games have consisted of double and triple teaming the big men in the post, while hoping they miss the open 3's. If our D doesn't adjust to a mainly perimeter team for this game, then we could be in some trouble.

Jason

[Out of Balance]

drat, apparently misquoted again...will it never end...

here was my exact statement...


just a simple question I asked...that's all...
nothing saying you were unwilling to do anything....

If someone asks you "are you having a good day?" do you respond with
"before you open your mouth about me having a bad day..."?

What ever T I know a Sarcastic question/statement, just stopping short of wanting to call someone a hater. You really seem to favor that direction way to often Well, I am not a hater
Yes, I had a great day

[BradleyBrave]

I think Da Coach has gotten as much camera time as the actual coach this year.

[BradleyBrave]

I have been as critical as anyone this year, but I don't think it's really deserved after this game. We were down double-digits on the road and forced overtime. Maybe it's apathy setting in, I don't know, but I feel like criticizing right now is taking pot shots. Just my 2 cents.

[MacabreMob]

... but I feel like criticizing right now is taking pot shots. Just my 2 cents.

I agree!